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Oil & Gas Trade

Saudi Arabia is Looking to Raise the Capacity of its East-West Oil Pipeline to 7 Million Bpd

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude oil exporter and the largest oil producer in OPEC, is one of the few oil producers in the Middle East that have some altern…

Solar Power Plant

AI Technology Can Improve Accuracy of Solar

AI machine learning continues to prove that it can benefit the solar energy industry.

Energy Storage Battery

Two Aqueous Flow Batteries Cchieve Exceptional Voltage And High Efficiencies

A low-cost, high-performance battery chemistry developed by CU Boulder researchers could one day lead to scalable grid-level storage for wind and solar energy t…

Converting Dirty Plastic Waste to Generate Hydrogen to Heat Homes and Fuel Cars

A group of scientists have found a way to use dirty plastic waste to generate hydrogen.The waste to energy project could help keep 25 million tons of plastics o…

Nuclear Power Plant

NIASA Applauds Preservation of SA's Nuclear Power

The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (NIASA) welcomes government’s commitment to nuclear generation capacity as part of the energy mix provided for…

Oil & Gas Trade

Excess Output and Slowing Domestic Demand Forces China to Export Petrol Cargoes

A wave of new production and slowing domestic demand have forced China to export petrol cargoes to Nigeria and Mexico as the Asian country ramps up petrol expor…

Coal Trade

The Coal Industry Won't Obtain Any Investment Or Insurance From Insurance Providers in Australia

The coal industry will no longer be able to obtain investment or insurance from any Australian-based insurance providers, following confirmation by Brisbane-bas…

Harmful Air Emissions Could Increase From Shale Gas Fracking in Europe

Harmful air emissions could increase from shale gas production through fracking in Europe, despite natural gas releasing fewer pollutants than other fossil fuel…

Oil & Gas Trade

​Venezuela Opposition Divided by Proposal for Iraq-Style 'Oil-for-Food' Program

A proposal to modify U.S. oil sanctions on Venezuela to allow crude exports to be bartered for food has divided the country’s opposition between those who say …

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear as the Largest Source of Low-Carbon Electricity in the UK

Last year's edition of DUKES confirmed nuclear as the largest source of low-carbon electricity in the UK, contributing 20.8% of all electricity generated in 201…

Solar Inverter

VPPs With Smart Inverters Offer Crucial Flexibility to the Changing Grid

Energy generation and consumption is rapidly transforming into a decentralized, decarbonized, and digitized model due to a number of market forces.

UK Release A Package of Energy-Related Policy Proposals for Nuclear

The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on 23 July released a package of energy-related policy proposals for consultation, ahead o…

Electric Car

Tesla Hits Record Deliveries And Production in Q2, Posts $408M Net Loss

25 July 2019For Q2 2019, Tesla hit record deliveries of 95,356 vehicles and record production of 87,048 vehicles, surpassing its previous quarterly records of ~…

Nuclear Policy

Heatwave Prolongs Outages Time at French Nuclear Plant

Despite EDF closing nuclear plants in France due to higher river temperatures, it has been argued that nuclear power is needed more during heatwaves.

Energy Security

US Department of Energy to Fund 14 Tribal Energy Infrastructure Projects Through Its Office of Indian Energy

In a statement announcing the project, the DOE said that this funding will help Native American and Alaska Native communities “harness their vast energy resour…